The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has stated that reopening of schools for graduating pupils is imperative as their exams are being set by external bodies.
Sani Aliyu, the Coordinator of the PTF said that the government has no choice but to open the schools as there are large numbers of students scheduled to take their exit examinations set by external bodies.
“We have a large number of students that are in the exit classes and they need to move on. These are not exams that are specific only to Nigeria but Africa – the WAEC exams,” Aliyu said.
“We need to find a way to safely get these students to write their exams and move on. Otherwise, we will have a serious spill-over when it comes to education.”
